Hikers in the wilderness often place their faith in a trusty compass. But any navigator worth his salt knows that compasses can’t truly be trusted: Only along certain longitudes in the Northern Hemisphere does a compass needle point due north.
MOVED BY MAGNETISM. Explorers first found the north magnetic pole at Canada’s Cape Adelaide in 1831.
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